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doubletapdaddy's P4de Build

Greetings. First post, first RC, first build! I’ve been wanting to get into RC vehicles and build a kit for years now, but never committed for one reason or another. When I happened across an inexpensive P4de roller recently, I finally took the plunge. I enjoy build threads on this (as well as other) sites, and thought that I might contribute.

Didn't think to take pic of roller prior to tray removal:

Following Rit treatment:

Pleasantly surprised at the near perfect match:

Used two packets of dry dye into boiling water, followed by 3 hour soak off heat.
More to follow...

Welcome to the pede family dude your build is looking very awesome dont worry about a thing your in good hands and just take your time when doing new stuff.And you can tell by the parts you are using that you did your homeworkkeep up the good work........peace

Stock position was 2nd hole. My desired mounting position with PL was somewhere between 1st and 2nd. Decided to remove material between 2 holes, then reinforce with small body washers:

Shaped washer to fit within stock mold:

The guard sits further away from PL arms than the stock arms. Even with sway bar link, there was still space to fill. I fabricated a spacer by bisecting the stock spacer from single/inner hole, and then filing to appropriate size:

Well now the drivetrain is just as bulletproof as the rest of the truck dude awesomeAnd can you after a few run give us a review of the tekno big bone......peace

Prior to purchase, I had read somewhere that the Tekno “outdrive” attached to the slipper shaft would not fit through the bearing located in the motor mount (slipper shaft bearing). I refused to believe such an engineering flaw/oversight. I can now definitively report that it does NOT fit through the bearing housed in the motor mount. To attach/detach the outdrive, you must have the clear driveshaft guard removed… major PIA for those who like to perform frequent slipper adjustments. I may drill an access hole to reach the outdrive grub screw, however it would be useless for threadlock application. The Tekno outdrive does not have an inner flat spot like the stock drive hub, and relies solely on the grub screw for coupling.